Restaurant closings of 2010--some we'll miss, others we won't

This past year saw the closure of many restaurants we'll miss--and others we won't. We've compiled both lists here:
Most Regrettable Restaurant Closings of 2010• Pak Zam Zam
We'll miss the chapli kabab, chicken biryani, and the best dal in town.• The Boxcar
Those ribs...sigh. • Bibo
The Marchionda family created Bibo as a middle-ground between their casual Buon Giorno and more formal I Nonni. Now where are we going to get mozzarella en carozza?• Armatage Room
Loved the hip, homey space and the wine bar snacks. Looking forward to seeing what Don Saunders has done with the place at his new In Season. • Da Afghan
One of the few spots in town for Afghani food--and hospitality. • Subo
The Twin Cities only Filipino joint had a lot going for it--the coconut drinks! the whole fish! Now Tim Niver and co. have Americanized the space with The Inn.

And a few we won't necessarily miss...

• Laredo's Tex-West Cantina
This space seems to be a restaurant killer, between Mojito's and Brix and ho-hum Tex-Mex that never made much of an impression.• Stacatto
This tucked away spot was perhaps too tucked away, for everyone except Orchestra Hall-goers. • Zake
Another cursed restaurant space took out this unremarkable sushi spot. Thom Pham's Azian Kitchen seems to be a better fit. • LoTo
LoTo was too scattered a concept for consistent execution, but David Fhima's redo, called Faces, made improvements to the former mistakes. • L'Ecosse
Bland Scottish food served in a bland space was too odd for 48th and Chicago. Town Hall Tap's beers and burgers replicates the success of Adrian's next door. • Sauce Pizza & WIne
After forcing Lyn-Lake's Sauce Soundbar to change its name to Cause--that way they could keep the cool letters from the original sign--the nondescript Sauce Pizza & Wine shuttered a few months after it opened. Was karma at play?